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Title: What is a midstate? Post by: Geremia on March 23, 2015, 07:16:57 AM This (https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Original_Bitcoin_client/API_calls_list) defines "midstate" as the "precomputed hash state after hashing the first half of the data."
I've heard "midstate" used in the context of speeding up hashing. How does using a midstate speed up hashing? Title: Re: What is a midstate? Post by: emrebey on March 23, 2015, 07:53:36 AM it's initial hash of the first half of the data - later using as an input to the double-hash of the second part of the data. I don't think "using" it speeding up hashing? where did you heart of it?
you already use it since it's a part of the getwork protocol afaik. |